Karsten Weitzenegger is an active member of the DeGEval Gesellschaft für Evaluation e.V. (German Evaluation Society), specifically its Working Group on Evaluation of Development Policy and Humanitarian Aid (Arbeitskreis Entwicklungspolitik und Humanitäre Hilfe).
About the Working Group
The DeGEval Working Group on Development Policy and Humanitarian Aid was established in September 1998 at the inaugural annual conference of DeGEval, on the initiative of Prof. Dr. Reinhard Stockmann. Since its founding, it has grown into one of the most important professional forums bridging theory, practice, and policy in development cooperation evaluation.
The group’s mandate is to foster interdisciplinary and cross-institutional dialogue among evaluators, scientists, and practitioners. Its members come from a wide spectrum of organizations: the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Federal Foreign Office (AA), implementing agencies, NGOs, political foundations, churches, universities, consulting firms, and independent experts.
Core Objectives
The Working Group pursues several interconnected goals :
- Interinstitutional learning through sustained exchange of experience across different fields of action
- Advancing evaluation theory, practice, and methods through open discussion of concepts in development and application
- Developing shared standards and quality criteria as a professional reference point for development policy evaluators
- Building an accessible knowledge base of evaluation materials, guidelines, and reports relevant to development cooperation and humanitarian aid
- Contributing to training and qualification of evaluators working in development and humanitarian contexts
Why This Network Matters
In an era of growing scrutiny over aid effectiveness and value for money, professional communities like this Working Group play a crucial role. They create the shared vocabulary, methodological standards, and collegial accountability that distinguish high-quality evaluations from compliance exercises. For clients working with Karsten Weitzenegger, his active participation in this network signals a commitment to evaluation excellence that is continuously sharpened through peer exchange.
Join the Working Group
The Working Group is open to all individuals and institutions engaged in the evaluation of development cooperation, stabilization, transition aid, and humanitarian assistance. Membership is free for DeGEval members and offers access to:
- Regular newsletters with sector updates and event announcements
- Annual working group sessions at the DeGEval conference
- A peer network of evaluators from BMZ, GIZ, DEval, NGOs, academia, and independent consulting
Subscribe to the newsletter or get in touch:
Email: ak-epol-huhi(at)degeval.org
Website: degeval.org/arbeitskreise/entwicklungspolitik-und-humanitaere-hilfe
Karsten Weitzenegger is an independent development consultant and evaluator with over 30 years of international experience. He engages with DeGEval’s professional community as part of his ongoing commitment to rigorous, standards-based evaluation in international development